Predatory Lending Practices

I See No Bailout

Angie Cordeiro | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Wells Fargo Bank, Unemployment Rate, Neighborhoods, Wells Fargo, Naacp, Obama Campaign, Home Foreclosures, Predatory Lending, Unemployment, Poor Neighborhoods, Homelessness, Predatory Lending Practices, Foreclosure, Refinance, Unemployment Statistics, Business News
Angie Cordeiro

Wells Fargo made a mistake and has received over $25 billion dollars to correct it. Dollars that the bank said would be used to help stop foreclosures... I see no bailout.

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10 Things You Need to Know About Banks and Credit Cards

Francine Hardaway | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Predatory Lending Practices, Credit Cards, Aurora Loan Services, Credit Card Reform, Principal, Credit Card Companies, Banks, Credit Card Debt, Business News
Francine Hardaway

Even if they printed the disclosure in 18 point type, you wouldn't know what was going to hit you from behind. You will need to know what I've found out about banks and credit card companies.

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Blame the Banks, Not Homeowners for Foreclosure Crisis: Obama's Plan is a Step in the Right Direction

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Economic Crisis, Banking Crisis, Predatory Lending Practices, Homeowners, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, Bank Bailout, Home Foreclosures, Housing Crisis, Business News
C. Nicole Mason

Many Americans bought their homes because they believed in the age old value of homeownership and thought it would make a sound investment.

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The Best of 2008: Going after the Predatory Lenders

Mark Winston Griffith | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosures, Predatory Lending Practices, Drum Major Instittute for Public Policy, Cleveland, Economy, Business News
Mark Winston Griffith

The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy yesterday released its 2008 Year In Review. report It includes some of the best urban policies of the year...

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Suit: Wells Fargo Lenders Preyed On Baltimore Poor

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Wells Fargo Bank, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Wells Fargo, Well Fargo Lawsuit, Predatory Lending Practices, Subprime Mortgages, John Relman, Baltimore, Business News

Black neighborhoods in Baltimore were disproportionately affected by the subprime mortgage fallout, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by th...

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